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Description: | Roman copper alloy finger-ring of 3rd century AD date and of Henig's (1978) Type VIIIThe finger-ring is near-complete with some peripheral damage (with a height of 20.6mm and a weight of 4.1g). The interior of the hoop is oval (with internal dimensions of 8mm wide by 6.5mm high). The hoop is worn and corroded but appears to have been of D-shaped section at the base (with a width of 4.3mmand a thickness of 2.2mm), with straight, parallel sides. The hoop becomes sub-triangular sectioned as it approaches the shoulders. The hoop has a subtle but evident keeled form (giving a maximum width of 22.1mm). The sides of the shoulders are divergent to the bezel and the shoulders are enhanced with notches beneath the bezel. The integral bezel is of hexagonal form (10.8mm wide, 12mm long and 3.0mm thick) and appears to have been flat-topped with incised decoration as evidenced by a remnant linear line, the surface has been lost over all the reminder of the bezel. The surface is worn and corroded, now with a dark-brown patina but the colour has been effected by an applied coating.1. Henig, M., 1978 (2nd ed.); A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from Britain; BAR British Series 8
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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